Cutaneous larva migrans in Canadian travellers returning from the Caribbean: A 10-year surveillance analysis from CanTravNet
Proportions and absolute numbers of CLM in travellers returning to Canada from the Caribbean are increasing. Improved awareness of this common dermatosis among physicians and travellers, as well as improved access to effective therapies, will reduce associated morbidity.
Authors
- Kevin C. Kain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6068-1272)
- Michael Libman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3416-6482)
- Pierre Plourde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3089-4335)
- Rachel Bierbrier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1919-9083)
- Katherine Plewes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3596-3267)
- Wayne Ghesquière (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6998-8219)
- Shaun Morris
- Anne Marie McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-2669)
- Jan Hájek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4506-0093)
- Yazdan Mirzanejad
- Sapha Barkati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9388-855X)
- Jean Vincelette
- Susan Kuhn
- Christina Greenaway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9737-3326)
- Andrea K. Boggild
- Cédric P. Yansouni
Institutions
- Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (CA)
- Island Health (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Fraser Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Centre for Global Health Research (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canada Communicable Disease Report
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v51i05a04
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- International Society of Travel Medicine
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency
- University of Toronto
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research